Smart Energy International

JUNE 17, 2022

Virtual Tas integrates a range of data sources and digital solutions, including Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), satellite data, aerial footage, high resolution photography, Big Data modelling and real-time sensed data from Internet of Things LoraWAN networks. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 15, 2020

BlackRock, which claims $7 trillion of assets under management, has come under harsh criticism from climate activists in recent months for voting against climate resolutions facing many of the companies in which it is invested. UBS Asset Management voted for climate resolutions 90.2 A study by ShareAction found that U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

A group of activist investors have today confirmed that they have withdrawn a resolution calling o n HSBC to strengthen its climate policies, after the bank agreed to a new package to measures designed to accelerate its transition to a net zero emission portfolio.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2022

Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), said the resolution to end plastic pollution adopted today would pave the way for the most important international environmental treaty since the Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted in 2015. With today's resolution we are officially on track for a cure.".

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Planet Pulse

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Rainforest Foundation US has facilitated training of 36 indigenous communities in the Amazon on the use of Planet-NICFI data to combat deforestation. Within this sustainable forest management imagery footprint, over 1.1 million sq. km has been linked to indigenous and community forest management use cases.

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Business Green

JUNE 20, 2022

Major new report from Resolution Foundation and LSE argues UK is set to experience a surge in the number of green jobs, but the transition needs to be carefully managed. There is an obvious solution to these challenges, which thankfully echoes both calls from businesses and the governments' wider levelling up agenda.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

A row has erupted over the net zero emissions pledge unveiled yesterday by oil and gas giant Total, with a number of investors slamming it as "totally insincere" and a calculated attempt to undermine a recent shareholder resolution that contained more ambitious climate-related demands.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

A row has erupted over the net zero emissions pledge unveiled yesterday by oil and gas giant Total, with a number of investors slamming it as "totally insincere" and a calculated attempt to undermine a recent shareholder resolution that contained more ambitious climate-related demands.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2022

The investor coalition was co-ordinated by responsible investment NGO ShareAction and Ethos Foundation with the support of the Swiss Association for Responsible Investments (SVVK-ASIR). Saudi Aramco's business plans means a catastrophic global temperature increase of over 4C. if they keep funding companies like Saudi Aramco?".

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

When it comes to those shaping the corporate climate movement — either from within companies or as part of NGOs and policy organizations that recognize the critical role businesses must play in addressing the climate emergency — I’m grateful to say it’s becoming easier to find women with a seat at the decision-making table.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Utilizing more than two million Planet images, ground data collected from around the world, and advanced machine learning techniques, our partners at the Allen Coral Atlas, housed at Arizona State University, have now completed the first-ever, high-resolution spatial and thematic detailed mapping of all the world’s tropical, shallow coral reefs.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 23, 2024

The company’s unusual lawsuit against other shareholders could chill further attempts to sway its business model that way. Shareholder resolutions such as these are intended for a vote by a company’s stockholders. As Avery closes out her tenure with more than $3.8 Neither Avery nor Exxon responded to requests for an interview.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Federal Civilian agency or the National Science Foundation, including their contractors and grantees, have access to Planet data. Our research leveraging Planet data has received independent funding from both the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture as well as the New York Wine and Grape Foundation.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 27, 2022

The key to becoming a sustainable business is to have a sustainability scorecard that tracks progress and measures results. To be successful on the sustainability front, you need to have a framework that lets you assess how sustainable your business is so you can measure progress and report on your results. TYPES OF SCORECARDS.

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Planet Pulse

JUNE 21, 2021

As part of EU Green Week 2021, Planet convened a high level panel to discuss how the combination of frequent, high-resolution commercial satellite imagery and public Earth observation constellations can facilitate these visionary goals by tracking biodiversity loss and damage to our ecosystems. The panel included: .

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A wholesale gas price freeze for up to two years for households and six months for businesses, which is set to cost an estimated £150bn and will effectively see massive subsidies handed to gas suppliers. He added that the package could also have long term implications for households and businesses.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Planet’s high cadence and resolution means we get a snapshot of the world every day. Basemaps aggregate dozens of images over a specific time period into a seamless, cloud-free, and comprehensive view of the Earth – they are one of the foundational solutions Planet offers. Here’s what you need to know: . A is for Analytics.

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Business Green

APRIL 29, 2022

Latest forest loss data points to minimal progress, Denmark announces goal to phase out gas boilers, and all the green business news from around the world. Not all shareholder resolutions are created equal," said Ben Cushing, campaign manager of the Sierra Club's Fossil-Free Finance campaign. per cent support.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Mainly, it is attributed to the resolute dedication to growing its hydrogen economy, most notably through a visionary commitment of up to $7 billion in funding from the US Department of Energy (DoE) through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. So, what’s behind the United States’ meteoric rise?

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 12, 2021

New funding builds on unique partnership to tackle potent methane emissions between Bloomberg Philanthropies, Carbon Mapper, Planet, the State of California, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of Arizona, Arizona State University (ASU), High Tide Foundation, and RMI .

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 2, 2023

We do this by deploying the latest technology and sensors on each satellite we launch to increase the frequency, resolution, and quality of the data that powers our software and tools,” said Planet CEO, Will Marshall. We share a similar mission with The Roddenberry Foundation – of using space to inspire and help life on Earth.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2022

In 2022 and beyond, the rise of activist investing will empower everyday consumers to call for change - and businesses need to be read, writes Tulipshare CEO Antoine Argouges. Events from the past year have demonstrated the impact activist investors can have on businesses to push for ethical change. Separately, Engine No.

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Planet Pulse

JULY 7, 2021

Planet’s proprietary data powers a high growth subscription business with over $100 million in revenue in FY2021 from over 600 customers across many verticals. Business combination expected to be completed later this year. Planet largely operates a subscription-based business model in which customers purchase proprietary data feeds.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 22, 2020

As Harvard Business School professor George Serafeim aptly puts it , “Regulators and investors are asking for it, customers are demanding it and employees are expecting it.”. In the demonstration, we begin by producing a high-resolution satellite basemap of Beira, Mozambique, based on Planet imagery.

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Business Green

AUGUST 28, 2020

In 10 short years, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) arguably has done more than any other group to define and advance the circular economy. Its landmark report, "The New Plastics Economy," sounded the alarm in 2016 that if "business as usual" continues, by 2025 the ocean may hold more plastic than fish by weight. The business case.

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Types: Design & Materials, Next-Gen Packaging, Business Model Innovation. Anderson Foundation, to support nature-inspired entrepreneurs as they take their biomimicry startups to market, deploying the circular, regenerative solutions we need right now. Anderson Foundation. Rates Increase Feb.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

In September 2019, Planet partnered with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO) to provide high spatial and temporal resolution satellite imagery to support the national forest monitoring systems of eight tropical forested countries, successfully generating conservation applications within just a few months.

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Business Green

JUNE 20, 2021

Businesses of all types have potential exposure to litigation for climate change-related harm - it is critical they understand this rapidly evolving landscape, argue White & Case's Mark Clarke and Gwen Wackwitz. Governments and businesses of all types have potential exposure to liability for climate change-related harm.

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 13, 2020

SuperDove satellites will bring four additional bands to Planet’s medium-resolution dataset. – We launched Planet Orbit, a new partner ecosystem across verticals to better serve end users and help scale our business globally. The CFO comes from a partnership with the Moore Foundation, Salo Sciences and Vibrant Planet.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

business and political history. The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market explores an even more ambitious history dating from the dawn of the 20th century to the present day. The initially unpopular campaign framed its activities under the guise of freedom and market efficiency.

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Bidgely

OCTOBER 21, 2022

With a uniform foundation of granular, highly accurate customer insights, energy providers can ensure that customers have a consistent experience across every touchpoint and channel in their utility customer journey, which boosts CX and lowers costs to serve. Future-Ready Solutions.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

175 nations, spurred on by a passionate community of business and civil society leaders, agreed on a resolution to negotiate a global treaty on plastic pollution. This would have the benefit of helping businesses better plan their investments and manage their compliance costs.

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2022

In arguably one of the biggest moments in environmental action since the Paris Agreement, last month, we saw the United Nations Environment Assembly take place, where countries came together to endorse a resolution to end plastic waste and pollution. Our reliance on virgin ‘throw away' plastic production will cost $2.5tr by 2040.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 5, 2022

This is my year-end article from Harvard Business Review that I mentioned in my last post (which has many more stories and links). Business defends democracy. This is an important story if only for how far it expands the role of business in society. [Happy New Year! How do you know when something becomes the norm? Here we go.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The announcement had spooked markets, sent the value of the pound tumbling, and seen inflation rise, which had the effect of increasing economic pressures on families and businesses facing soaring energy and living costs driven in large part by expensive, risky fossil gas. — Torsten Bell (@TorstenBell) October 14, 2022.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 15, 2020

But it hasn’t been clear how much CEOs were swayed by the sentiments, especially since Blackrock had a spotty record of actually backing up the rhetoric with votes on shareholder resolutions on environmental or social issues. This is in line with the Business Roundtable Statement last August.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

ISO 14000: Sustainable business design using environmental management systems (EMS) ISO 14000 gives the framework, requirements, and standards for the implementation of an effective company-wide environmental management system (EMS). Like SSIR and HBR, the Green Business Bureau sees the leaders that seek a sustainable business world.

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